He works out because he values his life and health. You shouldn't take steroids unless you're a professional,and understand what dangers you're getting into
Offcourse. This is probably normal thing to put ancient Egyptian/Babylonian/Masonic symbol on dolar bill in country with Christians values and history. He should use instead real paranoia C-19 shots image.
@@smokingcrab2290Maybe a coincidence, but I recently watched the meaning of Masonic symbolism and the pyramid with an eye. Each symbol has its own meaning and it is not the same as a logo. The pyramid with an eye, the "star of David", the pentagram and the seven-pointed star are the greatest occult symbols. ?v=b3gJZw6X-LA&pp=ygUbTWFyayBwYXNzaW9uIGlsbHVtaW5hdGkgZXll
I'm a 37 year old man and last time I checked I was in the mid 300s. My dad is 70 years old, does NOT to use steroids or trt, it's not a particularly large man, task levels above 700. Crazy shit.
Basically, a potion that permanently buffs STR by 100 & debuffs every other stat by 30. And additionally inflicts Confuse, Berserk and Life Drain on the user.
Telling you something is bad for you isn’t an attack on your agency. People telling you that you’re making bad choices isn’t the same as taking away your choices; unless you’re insecure and seek external approval, which would lend an explanation as to why you as a non-athlete would be taking PED’s in the first place.
@@elibonham4388 that’s your choice. Though if you’re going on gear, personally I’d go with more traditional options since they’re medically regulated and tested. Sarms are new, not fully studied, and lots of suppliers straight up lie about what in them so if you have a lot of food/ substance allergies be wary of that. Be careful out there man. If you’re gonna play with your life at least play smart.
Or, crazy idea, let people make their own decisions. You don’t tell people to not drink, yet excessive drinking will kill you a hell of a lot faster than some testosterone will.
@@fitz2917Except we do tell people not to drink, or, at the very least, to drink responsibly. Also, let's not pretend that alcohol is the same as steroids.
That’s not true. You need maybe 10 working sets per muscle group per week to see growth. I would say it’s more to do with consistency outside of the gym with diet and sleep that is important.
@Wicked2305 Nope. There's only a littttlle bit of evidence that supports taking it after a workout is best, but almost all studies show as long as you do it once a day and are fully saturated(takes about 3 weeks without loading), you're good.
A teacher at my school quit because of the chronic pain he deals with everyday. He quit because he couldn’t get out of bed anymore. In his last day he told us that he was a body builder for a long time and took a lot of steroids. Steroids really fucked up his body
@@gabrielmagalhaes859it takes a massive toll on the body if you lift like a moron, sure. if you do everything Dr. Mike says to minimize ur injury risk to gains ratio by using as light weight as possible and still getting in moderate reps by very slow eccentric control, perfect form, warming up properly etc. then obviously you may very well not make a single injury in your life and your bone density and general body health would be 10x better than everyone else your age. to say bodybuilding, let alone lifting, takes a massive toll on the body as black and white as that isn't right
@patootie3529 I'm talking about the competitive side in general, since it was what was being mentioned above me. If you are an amateur, you don't need to worry about making weight, drying for competition, maintaining perfect progress, etc... If you get injured, you still have to pull through somehow in a competition in some cases, which definitely takes its toll If you are amateur, sure, not much, if anything will happen to you, but professional, it's a different story, most professional sports demand a lot physically
I refuse to believe that steroid usage improves long-term general happiness for more than a handfull of people. Would be an interesting study to conduct.
I’m pretty sure in the full length video he discusses that there is a lot of times a cycle where you want to get bigger so you juice, then you do get bigger and stop, then you get smaller and then you want to juice again. It can definitely be a vicious cycle for a lot of people.
I'm on TRT for various medical reasons. It has done nothing to improve my muscle mass. (I haven't been going to the gym regularly) It is not a magic pill. You still have to do the work. You still have to put the time into the gym and diet.
I think it might be more helpful for older people who for some reason have very low levels of their hormones. Without those hormones, they don’t feel motivated or in a good mood.
In this same video he talks about how 5 years ago people called him a fake natty but now, after so much desensitization of steroid use, he is now called "small". Steroids really fkked us up.
@@bageleater3373are you kidding. Mate, he's been on gear 10 years likely. There is no single possibility. He knows his channel would fall apart if he got exposed. It's all business. Build an impressive body. Talk about all the science. Blah blah. Truth is he's using or has used many times. Anyone with 10yrs training would know that.
If you work with your body I don't care if you take or not roids...but the problem is when many influencers call themselves "natty" and they lie to people who think they can have their body just working out harder
That comes with society's stupid anti-steroids bias. I even see pharmaceuticals advertised as "steroid-free". That is one of the most ridiculous and underhanded marketing tactics I have ever heard. Almost everything in the universe is more expensive that steroids. And almost nothing in the pharmaceutical industry is more natural than steroids. When they substitute something else for steroids, the new product is more expensive, less effective, and almost definitely has a LOT more side effects. This is a scam. Steroids should never have been illegalized. This act really just screwed everyone because steroids are miracle cures.
Got my test levels done yesterday. Been off ⚙️ for almost 10 years now. 36 1/2 years old, wondering where Im sitting. Will update when I get the results. Wish me luck 🙏
Dude you're an inspiration to me. I dont think I'll ever look like you, but knowing I can still get jacked without steroids is really cool. Also i appreciate that everything you say is backed by studies and research. Keep it up!
Really helpful. I’m 40 and have 346 ng/Dl which is on the low side of normal. Or 12 nmol/L for the brits in the comments. Knowing you’re at 16 nmol/L and have that muscle mass is encouraging
My brother tested 1180 at 24, I tested about 950 at 16, he had a bit of a second puberty at 22. Our whole family on our dads side has super high test, dense back hair almost as thick as our head hair, also ear hair, based on our last name we would have been basically the Kshatriya (Indian warrior caste, about 15%~ of our population) war generals back in the day so makes sense. So 1000 isn't exactly the limit for nattys. Depends on the person and genetics, along with physical activities, we do frequent exercise and martial arts swell.
346 ng/dL is extremely fucking low. Though this also depends on free test and SHBG levels. Get more sleep and fix your diet. Make sure you get plenty of zinc, magnesium, vitamin A, and boron. If your diet & general lifestyle is good & you can't find any reasons as to why your test is this low, I'd recommend hopping on TRT.
@@nitolinilo9034 man I've always been against steroids and been slamming people who did it... But like.. looking at the guys I mentioned... You could make a serious case that steroids have been healthy and beneficial... Like theyre literally super humans compared to people their age. And it makes me wonder what steroids could do to us humans if carefully monitered by a doctor for an example. I mean TRT are already doing wonders for some people.
Okay, at 63, it dropped pretty low. Went on TRT microdose. After a few weeks, there are not a lot of differences, but importantly, I do recover like I did when I was younger. That is a huge difference between being young and being old is that you recover from injury so much faster. I've added about 10 lbs more muscle on exactly the same training. Body fat lowered very modestly. Got rid of a spare tire, that midsection fat that is so annoying but not harmful. BMI didn't mean anything before as a total natural. It means even less now.
Unless your profession/ability to make money hinges on you being bigger and stronger than everyone else, there is no logical reason to ever take steroids.
@@kgtl12345 you're missing that the human body is complex and one single hormone value of a single person at a single blood test does not define their entire health state or the capabilities of their body
@@kgtl12345 Genetics play a huge part. Anything above 300 and below 1000 is the normal range. If it is lower than 300 then it is considered abnormal and your doctor may prescribe you TRT (if you ask)
Nope. You would revert to smaller than you were. The abundance of testostorone would make your body stop producing it and you would literally become weaker than you were natty. Most users who stop take testostorone replacement therapy for the rest of their lives.
@ottoes8098 That's because they fry the crap out of their ability to make test by all the crap they take. They are BLAAAAAASTING. But people can and do get off TRT (the therapeutic range upper limit is 200), all the time. It's an urban legend that you're gonna lose your gains, be weaker, smaller, etc. That only happens to people like Sam Sulek who blast the crap out of roids, particularly for years on end. But I've known lots of people who did a few cycles of actual steroids in college or military deployment, etc... and they kept a lot of the mass that gained. I think the idea that "roids is all they" is a weakling way to cope with their frustration and inferiority complex, tbh. Roids are dumb because they can easily destroy your life and it is a grave risk for sheer vanity. But no... you won't lose all your gains.
I like that you’re respectful to both sides of the coin. Some people hate those that take steroids. Even people who are on TRT and it’s kind of a strange split in fitness.
I’m 54, natural and recently had my T levels checked. I’m around the same as you and my free test is around that of a 25 year old. I’m lucky to have very good genetics so no need for gear or TRT thankfully. All this keeps my wife very happy ❤
Man being a poor/sub-average responder to gear in your late teens must have been fucking hell Jeff. Especially with all the mass monsters you saw respond so well to the same stack and protocols around you Props for staying clean for the last ~14ish years tho my king of claimed natty influencers
Crazy beans. My total T is 760 and I'm tiny compared to Jeff based on shape and insertions. We've met in person too in Sac. Jeff keep up the great worm
Excellent, Jeff. You're a 'clean' body builder, and so is your message. Unfortunately, body building has taken a negative spin for a number of decades now by the use of steroids and other enhancing substances, compromising health. Body building and holistic (clean) living still go hand-in-hand. That's the way of nature. As one example, I'll take a Steve Reeves physique any time over looking like the 'Hulk' (OK for comics but not real life). Thanks.
49 year old here. More jacked than most men, never touched that crap, but hard work, good food, killa attitude, research, and above all, faith and resilience, pay dividends. It's truly a tough world out there. What matters is the cleanliness of your heart. Body is very important, but absolutely secondary to the greatest things. Peace ✌🏽 ❤ 🇵🇸
It’s just came a recent study that showed that people who use steroids live longer or the same length as natural people do. But it’s probably because steroid user often have perfect sleep, good nutrition, and workout.
Yeah natural test levels aren’t as important as people think. A 300-400 isn’t much different from like an 800, as long as both people feel good and are healthy, cause bodies also have different sensitivities and reactions to hormones
It does slow down over time. Another aspect to consider is possibly needing to increase your intensity and vary your training a bit. If all you do is flat bench, try progressively overloading dumbbells and cables for a while and see how it goes. Potentially, you may also want to go into a very slight surplus in calories to see if your body will therefore be more willing to build extra tissue.
Bro, it took me the first 4 years to have little muscle growth, I know have a very good amount of muscle but I have 7 years lifting, so I am guessing you probably have like 2 years, it takes time as natural to build a nice physique
Androgen receptors play a big role in that, cant really explain it all too well but basically they helpy build muscle with test however some may not be as sensitave like yours
wear any shoes but when u squat u either want weightlifting shoes with heels for better leverages especially if ur ankle mobility is poor or ull want flat for both squats and deadlifts. or u can just be barefoot/in socks for both
Bro doctors told me it was 1100. I got tested at 15 it was 760. And 18 was 1190. I was so concerned bc I had a hard time sleeping, and I was just always on the move, and that led to heart problems eventually and slightly damaged the atrial walls. And I have to take meds now to lower it. So for anyone wanting to boost it just do it naturally and do not worry to much about it. I would rather be a normal range in the lower side than this bc this sucks.
Young men. Don't be like Sam. That's too low of a Bar. Be the best you can be without the stuff. You'll be crying when he's gone early just like my gen lost Zyzz.
Biggest thing that stops me from taking steroids is the aging. I am 24, friend from highschool has taken roids for 2 years now and he looks so much older now. He’s aged 15 years in the last 2-3 years.
Staying off PED's, (performance enhancing drugs) such as tren, SARMS, etc. But protein powder and creatine are just regular supplements that don't make you not natural (some people think that these make you not natural for some reason)
Staying off PED's, (performance enhancing drugs) such as tren, SARMS, etc. But protein powder and creatine are just regular supplements that don't make you not natural (some people think that these make you not natural for some reason)
Staying off PED's, (performance enhancing drugs) such as tren, SARMS, etc. But protein powder and creatine are just regular supplements that don't make you not natural (some people think that these make you not natural for some reason)
Staying off PED's, (performance enhancing drugs) such as tren, SARMS, etc. But protein powder and creatine are just regular supplements that don't make you not natural (some people think that these make you not natural for some reason)
Having testosterone levels of 10,000 ng/dL (nanograms per deciliter) would be extremely high and well above the normal range for adult males. Normal testosterone levels for adult men typically range from 300 to 1000 ng/dL. Having such excessively high levels of testosterone can lead to a condition known as testosterone toxicity or testosterone overdose, which can have serious and potentially dangerous effects on the body. Some possible effects of extremely high testosterone levels may include: 1. Aggression and irritability. 2. Mood swings. 3. Acne and oily skin. 4. Hair loss. 5. Liver damage. 6. Increased risk of heart disease. 7. Increased risk of blood clots. 8. Prostate enlargement. 9. Infertility. 10. Suppression of natural testosterone production by the body. It's important to note that having testosterone levels of 10,000 ng/dL would be considered a medical emergency, and immediate medical attention should be sought to address the underlying cause and manage the elevated levels to prevent potential harm to the body. 🤦♂️🤷♂️
The problem is that so many young guys (a girls) are just not in a mental place to be able to make decisions that impact long-term health. It is just not possible for kids and 20 something’s to see the world or life that way. So, even if they “know” the risks they can’t make good decisions. We have to keep putting as much honest information out there with all the pluses and minuses. Unfortunately these drugs aren’t going away anytime soon.
I was 55 and had my test checked and it was 275. I was working out at the time making small gains. Went on TRT and in 2 months looked completely different with the same weight training program. Doctor had put me on what he considered a starting dose of bio identical test. Checked my test levels 3 months in and I was at 2000. Said I was a hyper responder. What I will say is high test works and i was more ripped than ever at 55.
There’s also some pretty strong evidence to suggest that many steroids will actually weaken tendons in the long run - certain lifting injuries have a markedly higher incident rate in juiceheads vs their natural counterparts. This pattern is not load dependent either - the natties moving higher weight still experience less bicep tendon tears, quad tears, pec tears etc.
Man, I knew steroroids were bad, but I didn’t think they were this bad! All those negative side effects, even the shortening of lifespan or decrease in intelligence? Good thing I’m natty and I plan to stay that way.
Years ago there was a young man at a gym where I worked out. He was in decent shape. All of a sudden his gains went through the roof and he became huge. Was trying to get in shape to compete in a bodybuilding competition. When he first started working out there he had a head full of beautiful blonde hair. After about a year of juicing he was balding at about as fast a rate as he was growing.
I’ve taken 3 cycles of gear in my lifetime and never intend to do them again. Something I have noticed in the fitness influencer community is how devalued the astronomical power of steroids is. This includes Dr. Mike. Each time I did them it was as if I fast forwarded 3 years of extremely deliberate and intense training. When you’re on gear you can quite literally eat anything and everything and it turns into muscle while shedding fat. Coming off the cycle is a huge mental f’ck. The past ten weeks was spent exploding through once plateaued PR’s every session into deflating in muscle and strength. Even the face deflates. On top of that you go from wanting to fuck a table because it has a skirt to decreased sex drive on top of minor depression from pulling plates off the bar for the next several weeks. Gear is so messed up and hard to avoid once done.
